Bentley Phase 1A Operational Update

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13 June 2012

                          Xcite Energy Limited
                            ("Xcite Energy")

                  Bentley Phase 1A Operational Update


Xcite Energy is pleased to announce that the 9/3b-7z well has reached
target depth of 9,646 ft (measured depth) on the Bentley Field.

A reservoir section in excess of 2,000 ft has been drilled with 100%
net pay and sand control screens have been run successfully. The top
reservoir, at 3,609 ft true vertical depth, is higher than previously
encountered in any part of the field to date, thereby giving an oil
column depth of approximately 121 ft. Geo-steering was again used
successfully in the reservoir section to place nearly 100% of the
wellbore in the target range of within 5ft to 12 ft from the roof of
the reservoir.

The remainder of the planned operations, including installation of the
smart completion equipment (enabling individual laterals to be flowed,
co-mingled or shut-in), the down-hole pumps and commissioning of the
processing equipment will now be undertaken prior to the production
test commencing.

Steve Kew, Exploration and Development Director, commented:"We are pleased
with the work programme to date and this marks the end
of the drilling phase as the rig operations now focus on the completion
and preparation for production testing, with the upper lateral now
ideally positioned as the first production well for Phase 1B of the
Bentley development programme. The additional oil column encountered
will be assessed and modelled in due course, and augurs well as we move
ahead with the work programme towards first oil on Bentley."



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